Hello everybody! This week, I investigated on Amish people and their way of life. This is a little journalistic article about them. I hope you appreciate this article!
One year ago, an Amish community was attacked by a extremist group.
Who are the Amish people, why these attacks against them?
The way of life and the beliefs of Amish people
The
Amish movement started in Europe in the seventeenth-century, but now,
they live especially in Canada, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana (in
USA). They are called also the "Plain
People" because of their plain clothes. Their language is
German, but in the school, children learn also English.
They
are separated from the rest of the world and they are a simple life,
in a rural environment. So, they have not modern technologies like
electricity, telephones or cars. They prefer using horses, for
example. They do not permit musical instrument because it's not in
agreement with humility, and they refuse images and idols.
For
Amish people, family is the most important thing and a basic family
can have seven or ten children. Religious marriage is very important
and divorce is forbidden. Religion and God are a priority to Amish
people. They believe in a loving God and follow the literal
interpretation of Scripture as the Word of God, but differents
interpretations can be the cause of division between differents
groups of Amishes.
I
think this way of life is really interesting because it's a back to a
simple life. Amish pepole don't use useless technologies, created
just for our cumfort but which is not necessary. I like the priority
of their life is the family, because some people forget that and
prefer, for example, their job.
But
I think also this way of life is very strict and I prefer a life more
relax and free. I'm disagree with the fordidden of the instrumental
music, because the music is very important for me. I don't like the
big consumption and buy objects everytime, but I think the technology
and our way of life is very comfortable and plaisant. Not much, but a
few it's good. Furthermore, I don't believe in God, so I don't
understand a life based on religion and God.
These
attacks took place in Ohio, november 2011, in a community of Amish
people. Beards of Amish men, the symbole of Amish identity, were cut
of by a group of others Amish men. This group was led by Samuel
Mullet who he was 66 years old, and justified these attacks because
Amish people don't follow the real religious rules.
Online
references
See you!
Rox.
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